161679 (GH) Advanced Occupational Therapy Practitioner – Infant Mental Health Edinburgh, Scotland
Job description
This post is fixed term for 10 months
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/ record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.
Please note: As this post is part-time the salary will be pro-rata.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Occupational Therapist to join the new Parent and Infant Relationship Service (PAIRS) in NHS Lothian.
As part of the multi-disciplinary team you will provide assessment, treatment and care to infants (0-3yrs) and their primary caregivers on an out-patient basis across NHS Lothian. The team works closely with other agencies and also deliver training, consultation and supervision for universal services.
You will bring a knowledge and understanding of infant mental health and attachment theory, expert knowledge of infant development and the influence of the parent-infant relationship across all developmental domains and experience of infant observation.
REAS provides a range of Mental Health services to the population of Lothian and other Boards within Scotland. A number of these services are provided on the Royal Edinburgh Hospital site.
For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions please contact Megan Lanigan, Change and Improvement Manager, Infant Mental Health, telephone 07773 746 686 or email [email protected]
